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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evil eye
Noun
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Other vaccine-preventable diseases like whooping cough and chicken pox will also surge.—
Joel Mathis,
TheWeek,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Who Should Get the Shingles Vaccine Shingles, or herpes zoster, is an infection caused by the varicella zoster virus — the same virus that causes chicken pox.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The polygraph is voodoo science.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ask for a side of voodoo sauce, which offers hints of peppercorns, bourbon and butter.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For Ukraine, the war has been a curse – a curse to survive and adapt long enough to spare Europe’s borders from Russia’s forces and absolve its allies from springing into greater action.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, various curses and slurs could be heard shouted from the audience at London's Royal Festival Hall, even during some segments broadcast to audiences in England and abroad.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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An Orange County Community Development District fell under the spell of Exploding Car Guy’s dirt-digging business.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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All of us are under the collective spell cast by one of the most fleeting spectacles within the National Park Service.—
Stephanie Pearson,
Outside,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Evil eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evil%20eye. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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